| One of the biggest costs associated with running | | | | 75% off main dealer prices. |
| a car is the costs of car parts and the labour | | | | What to enquire about when buying your parts |
| charges that car owners have to pay when | | | | from breaker-yards using a specialists parts |
| repairing their broken vehicles. The cost of the | | | | locating service? |
| car part can be anything from five pounds for a | | | | Before buying your parts from specialists parts |
| bulb, to two-thousand pounds for an engine. Many | | | | locating services, follow the recommended |
| car owners these days are wising up to the car | | | | guidelines, so that the parts you are buying are |
| parts industry and are altering their shopping | | | | correct and you are getting value for your |
| patterns and looking at ways of reducing the | | | | money: |
| money they have to spend on car spares but | | | | 1) From the results provided by the specialist's |
| without losing the quality of the parts. Hundreds | | | | parts locator service, identify the lowest and |
| and thousands of car owners across the UK have | | | | highest price for that part, as this will give you an |
| become very wise to the fact that they are | | | | indication as to what price you will be most likely |
| being ripped off from main dealers on not only | | | | going to have to pay. |
| the price they are paying for replacement parts | | | | 2) Ring the number of the supplier who is stocking |
| but also the cost of labour for fitting these parts. | | | | the parts to check availability and talk to them |
| Since the internet revolution, many car owners | | | | direct as soon as possible because the parts do |
| are now finding alternative methods of buying the | | | | sell quickly due to being more than half the price |
| part they need online, especially being attracted | | | | of main dealers. |
| by getting their parts from breaker-yards and | | | | 3) When talking to the supplier, you need to ask |
| scrap yards across the UK. By using these | | | | the following questions or complete the checks |
| sources to get their parts, they have not only | | | | below before purchasing the part you're after; |
| saved £100's on their parts but are also | | | | - What condition is the part in? |
| helping the environment as they are re-using | | | | - What colour is the part? |
| genuine, quality parts that otherwise would have | | | | - Could they send you a picture of the part? |
| been discarded. | | | | - Does the part number off my old part match |
| What car parts can you get from the | | | | the part number of the part from the |
| Breakers-yard? | | | | breaker-yard? |
| Breaker-yards stock a whole variety of car parts | | | | - What is the best guarantee that the |
| and spares, anything from wiper arms, | | | | breaker-yard can supply? |
| alternators, wing mirrors and complete engines. | | | | - What is the best price they can sell you the |
| Breaker-yards operate by collecting cars that | | | | part? (Use the results from the lowest and |
| have been involved in light minor accidents, cars | | | | highest prices from the specialists parts locator |
| that have been vandalised, or cars that have | | | | service, for example, if the breaker-yard with the |
| been recovered after being stolen. The | | | | highest price is the only one who still currently |
| breaker-yard then retrieves the cars, assess the | | | | stocks the part quote them the lower prices you |
| damage to the car and take any parts off the | | | | have been quoted to see if they will price match). |
| car that can be used again and that are still in | | | | - How long will it take for the part to get |
| good condition. Due to most breaker-yards turning | | | | delivered? |
| over 100's of different makes and models of cars | | | | - Is the delivery of the parts insured? |
| each week, the parts you can get from breakers | | | | - How do they accept payments? |
| are so varied that you could almost get any part | | | | In conclusion, you can buy car parts from |
| you are looking for. | | | | breaker-yards for a cheaper price than you can |
| What's the best way to get parts from a | | | | from the main dealer, without compromising on |
| breaker-yard? | | | | the quality. In addition, due to the 100's of cars |
| The best way to get parts from breaker-yards is | | | | that breaker-yards dismantle every week the |
| not to go down to your local one, but to get | | | | variety and range of parts you can get is huge, |
| yourself on the internet. Although it appears logical | | | | be it from any make or model of car. Finally, using |
| to go to the direct website of the breaker-yard, | | | | specialist's car parts locating services on the |
| DON'T, as there are services on the internet that | | | | internet can make the searching for parts quick |
| search for your parts from over 100's of | | | | and easy, especially if you follow the guidelines |
| breaker-yards on one network by filling in a small | | | | highlighted above. Millions of car owners are |
| enquiry form, and these specialists parts locating | | | | reducing their bills on car parts and this approach |
| services will compare the price of the part you | | | | to buying car parts is one of the fastest growing |
| need to get you the cheapest price and with the | | | | changes the automotive industry has seen in |
| best guarantees. Not only will this save you time, | | | | years. |
| it will also mean you'll be saving an average of | | | | |